Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Our family-favorite homemade Bolognese Sauce is filled with rich, savory ground beef and juicy crushed tomatoes. Serve it over pappardelle pasta or Homemade Pasta for the ultimate Italian comfort food! For the full batch of sauce, you will need 1 1/2 to 2 lbs of pasta. Bolognese Sauce keeps well in

⏱ 140 min 🔨 Prep 20min 🔥 Cook 120min 📊 Hard 🍽 8 servings ⭐ 5.0 (66) 👁 9
Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

8 servings

Instructions

  1. Sauté - In a 6-quart Dutch oven or pot over medium heat, add oil and butter. Add onion and stir until it is softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add celery and carrots and stir until golden, another 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir for another 30 seconds.
  2. Add ground beef, 1/2 tsp fine sea salt, and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper. Cook the beef, breaking it up with a spatula until it’s browned and begins releasing fat and juices, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add white wine, turn up the heat, and continue stirring until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
  4. Form the sauce - Add crushed tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups hot water, tomato paste, and parsley, and stir to combine. Stir in the milk.
  5. Cook - Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to the lowest simmer, partially cover, and continue cooking for at least 1 1/2 hours or preferably 2 hours or until the meat is very tender, stirring occasionally. Add more hot water, 1/2 cup at a time, only as needed to keep the sauce from sticking to the bottom of the pot. When the meat is tender and you’ve reached the consistency of sloppy joes, add more salt to taste and serve.
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Nutrition per serving

Protein13g
Carbs14g
Fat19g
287kcal
13gProtein
14gCarbs
19gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1275.00
Per Serving
$159.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$2550.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (88% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp $69.00
unsalted butter 2 tbsp $33.00
chopped onion 0.5 cups $25.00
celery stalk 1 $51.00
carrot 1 medium $37.00
arlic cloves 3 g $4.00
ground beef 1 lb $198.00
fine sea salt 0.5 tsp $1.00
freshly ground black pepper 0.25 tsp $6.00
dry white wine 1 cup $47.00
canned crushed tomatoes 28 oz $631.00
hot water 0.5 cups -
double-concentrated tomato paste 2 tbsp $7.00
parsley 0.25 cup $153.00
whole milk 0.5 cup $13.00
pappardelle - -
Parmesan cheese - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter (plus 2 Tbsp more to toss pasta)
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion (from 1 medium onion)
  • 1 celery stalk (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium carrot (peeled and shredded)
  • 3 g arlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 lb ground beef (20% fat, or use a mixture of beef and pork)
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt (plus more to taste)
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper (plus more to taste)
  • 1 cup dry white wine (or red wine)
  • 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 cups hot water (plus more as needed)
  • 2 Tbsp double-concentrated tomato paste (or 4 Tbsp regular tomato paste)
  • 1/4 cup parsley (finely chopped (or fresh basil), plus more to serve)
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • pappardelle (or tagliatelle pasta, to serve)
  • Parmesan cheese (to serve)

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